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Football
Panther Point: Missed most of spring ball due to a right knee injury...Consequently, battling with Charles Johnson for the starting nose tackle spot heading into the fall...Named preseason second team all-Gateway by 1AA.org, while ranking as the fifth-best defensive lineman in the league. 2004: Played in all 11 games, starting eight...Recorded 12 solos and 11 assisted tackles (coaches' film) along with two tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks for a loss of 15 yards...Intercepted one pass for a seven-yard TD, the first of his career, against Southwest Missouri State...Also recovered one fumble, forced one fumble and had one deflection...Season- high eight tackles at Iowa State, including five solos and three assisted. 2003: Played in all 13 games, starting 12...Managed 46 total tackles, including 33 unassisted...Credited with four sacks and 12 tackles for a loss of 30 yards...Also recorded one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass deflection...Season-best seven tackles against Illinois State and Southwest Missouri State...Named UNI's special teams player of the game for his efforts at Illinois State and Western Illinois. 2002: Started three of six games played...Slowed by rehabilitation from knee surgery...Recorded 11 tackles, five solos...Season-best four tackles against Youngstown State. 2001: Played in only the season opener before injuring a knee and undergoing surgery in December...Recorded no tackles. High School: Second team all-district in 1999, two-time first team all-district, 2001 district MVP, two-time Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) first team all-state, two-time second team all-state Des Moines Register...Second team basketball all-conference...Member 4x100 relay team and threw the shot at the state track meet...275 career tackles at defensive tackle, middle linebacker and offensive guard...Team was 17-11 three years...National Honor Society, Honor Roll, Peer Mentor, Student Council...Also recruited by Iowa State, Bowling Green and Kansas...Coached by Bill Byrnes. Personal: Born Dec. 7, 1982, in Houston, TX...Son of Mike and Laura Stensrud...Father played in the NFL and brother, Andy, played for Iowa State...Majoring in Finance...Chose UNI because he liked the atmosphere, the facilities and the coaches...Has spent summers as equipment manager for the Green Bay Packers...Enjoys playing golf and reading. |
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